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Super Rugby pre-season ready for lift-off as Sharks line up Russia
By Online Editors
The Sharks will prepare for this season’s Super Rugby tournament with two matches against Russia in Durban.
Sean Everitt’s side will face Russia on Friday (January 10) and then again on January 17.
The Sharks will also face NWU-Pukke ahead of their first meeting with Russia this weekend.
A match against the Stormers in Soweto also awaits the Sharks on SuperHero Sunday (January 19).
The warm-up matches will provide some valuable game time for the Sharks with their new recruits. Some of the new players are Madosh Tambwe, James Venter, Sikhumbuzo, Ox Nche and Henco Venter.
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The Sharks start their 2020 Super Rugby campaign against the Bulls at Kings Park on Friday, January 31 before going on a four-match tour with matches against the Highlanders, Hurricanes, Melbourne Rebels and Queensland Reds.
Elsewhere, the majority of the Super Rugby teams will prepare for this year’s tournament with two trial matches, while the Sunwolves, Chiefs and Brumbies have scheduled only one match, respectively.
January 10, Friday
Sharks v Pukke
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
Sharks v Russia
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
January 11, Saturday
Stormers v Maties, UCT, CPUT and a DHL WP XV
Venue: Florida Park, Ravensmead
January 17, Friday
Sharks v Russia
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
Lions v Bulls
Venue: Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
Jaguares v Georgia
Venue: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Highlanders v Waratahs
Venue: New South Wales, Sydney
Chiefs v Blues
Venue: Waihi Arena, Hamilton
Reds v Rebels
Venue: Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone
January 18, Saturday
Hurricanes v Crusaders
Venue: Mid Canterbury Rugby Union, Ashburton
January 19, Sunday
Stormers v Sharks
Venue: FNB Stadium, Soweto
Lions v Bulls
Venue: FNB Stadium, Soweto
January 23, Thursday
Rebels v Brumbies
Venue: St. Albury, New South Wales
January 24, Friday
Jaguares v Georgia
Venue: San Isidro Club, Buenos Aires
Blues v Hurricanes
Venue: Takapuna Rugby Football Club, Auckland
Crusaders v Highlanders
Venue: Wanaka A&P Show Grounds, Otago
Reds v Waratahs
Venue: Dalby Leagues Club, Queensland
January 25, Saturday
Sunwolves v Challenge Barbarians
Venue: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Japan
- Rugby365
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What a load of baloney JW. At least try, man. Still sore that the ABs could not score as many tries v England as Aussie and SA maybe?
Look through the games v Ireland, France and the two NZ tour losses, and there is not one try scored in the same way as I'm describing here! Not one.
The system being run by El Abd is not the one that implemented by Jones. They are like chalk and cheese.
It's not the same at all but I recognize you cannot see it - and that's okay.
Go to commentsWell he said he's rarely used there, hence the joke about how many games we have to watch before we actually see him getting used there :p
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